Drinking-water apparatus for railroad-trains.



B. F. NIXON J. SAYELS.

DRINKING WATER APPARATUS FOR RAILROAD TRAINS.

APPLICATION fILED JUNE B. 191s.

` l ,e Patented J une 4, 1918.

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DRINKING WATER APPARATUS FOR RAILROAD TRAINS.

APPLICATION man JUNE 8.1916.

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DRINKING-WATER APPARATUS FOR RAILROAD-TRAINS.

Application filed June 8, 1916.

T0 cZZlww/m 'it may concern.'

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN F. Nixon and JOHN SAYnLs, citizens of the United States, residing at `Winnipeg, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful improvements in DrinkinglVater Apparatus for Railroad-Trains, of which the following is a. specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a drinking water apparatus for railroad trains and has for its principal object the production of a simple and efficient means for automatically forcing water to a convenient position from which it may be drawn for use.

rinotherobject of this invention is the production of an ice water drinking apparatus for railroad trains wherein a coiled pipe vis used through which the water will pass, this coiled pipe being covered with ice so as to allow the water to be cooled and in which compressed air is employed for forcing the water from the coiled pipe as desired.

Tith these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the ice water filter for railroad trains, illustrating the construction in diagram.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the ice water filter, portions of the same being shown in elevation.

Fig. 4 is a section taken 0n the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. y

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 1s a sectional view through a certain valve used in connection with this device, through which air may be passed for blowing out the pipes when desired.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that the device comprises a cooling drum 1 in which there is carried a coiled pipe 2. A short pipe 3 extends from the coiled pipe 2 and is provided with a cut-off valve 4 to which is connccted an auxiliary filter 5. A pipe 6 extends from this filter 5 and carries the fountain 7 and the faucet 8. By means of the fountain it will be seen that a person may Speccation of Letters Patent. Patented June 4, 1918.,

Serial No. 102,557.

have access to the water fcrdrinking the saine, while the faucet 8 will allow the water to be dispensed into any receiving receptacle desired. A bracket 9 is carried by the cooling drum 1 and is provided with a funnel 10 to which the dra-in pipe 11 is connected. Therefore, surplus water or the dripping from the faucet 8 will be caught by the funnel 10 and carried off bythe drain pipe`11.

A short pipe 13 communicates with the interior of the drum 1, since it is carried by the bottom of the drum as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Since the drum 1 is adapted to carry a quantity of ice for the chilling of the coiled pipe 2 it is, of course, obvious that the ice will melt due to atmospheric conditions and consequently the water may be passed from the drum l by means of the pipe 13. A funnel 14 is carried so as to communicate with the drain pipe 15 and, therefore, the water from the melted ice may be easily conveyed to any desired place by pass ing through the drain pipe 15.

The main water tank 16 is adapted to be carried beneath the car, andl is provided with the cover 17. It is, of course, obvious that this tank may be supported by any desired means, and it may be placed in any other desired position than under the car if it is found necessary t0 so move the tank. The filter 18 is positioned within the tank 16 and is provided with a number of apertures 19 so that the water within the tank 16 may be passed into the filter. This filter is adapted to be filled with a quantity of gravel, as indicated at 20 in Fig. 4, so that the water passing into the filter may be easily filtered. The water pipe 21 extends through the cover 17 and downwardly through the interior of the filter to a point adjacent the lower portions thereof, as shown in Fig. 4. Upon the upper end of this pipe 21 there is carried a blow valve 22 and from this blow valve 22 there extends a second water pipe 23 upon which the elbow 24 is positioned. The pipe 25 extends from the elbow 24 and is connected to the cnt-off valve 26 from which extends a pipe 27 connected to the coiled pipe 2.

It will be seen that if it is desired to blow out the pipes 23 and 25 and the coiled pipe 2 an air hose from the main air pipe line upon the train may be connected to the threaded neck 28 of the valve 22. This valve 22 is provided with the pin 29 against which 16 so` that when it is desired to drain or clean the tank the. work maybe easily accomplished by the opening of ,the vdrain valve 32. By referring to ,Figs. 1 and 2 it willqalsobe seenthat a threaded' neck 33 is pro'ifidedib-y means of which a hose may be attached to the Water tank l16 forallowing the ,water tank vto 'be ,easily and `cpdickly filled. i

An air tank 34 is adapted to be carried be.- neath. the car, not being deemed necessary to be herein disclosed, adjacent to the water tank ,16. A pipe 35 isconnected to this air tank 34, this pipe 35 being normally connected to the train airline pipe, sothat air may beeasily Iforcedinto thetank 34,under pressure. A reducing. Valve'36 is connected to rtlievpipe 37 extending from 'the air tank 34, and from this vValve 36 there extends a pipe 3S. It should,of course,`be understood that vthis `valve 36 .may be yconstructed so vas to reduce the pressure oftheairtdany. d esii-ed pressure. .A T-joint39 `isconnected to the pipe38 and has the auxiliary air pipe 40 connectedzthereto. This pipe 40`is connected to theair storage tank 41 by means of the elbow 42 `and the pipe 4 3.' It will'be seen that astheairpasses through thepipe 3S it will alsopass through the pipe. 4() and into thestorage tank 41.y .A reducing valve 44is'.. connected to the'T-jointby ,means of the pipe 45 and is constructed so as to further reducethe vpressurevof the fair before the sameispassed into the tank 16 bylineans of `the pipe 46.

Whenthis device-is in use the water vis firstpassed into the waterftank 16 ,through the neek. 'lcetlneythellbe Placed Within the cooling drum v1 so as to chill the coiled pipevQ. Thenir -which is forced into the tank34 willwpass to the watcixtankl aswell as to vthe .storage :tank i41. Therefore, the pressure oftheair `within the water tank 16 will tendtozforcethe water downwardly soas to pass frointhetankl means of the pipe 21. The continued pressure of the through the pipes`23, 25 and the coiled pipe 2, .as Lthe ,water is dispensed through the fountain 4 and faucet 8. If the train pipe is cut off-the air'within the storage tank 41 will be of sufficient pressureto maintain the pressure within tlie`,tank 16 and,-therefore, the .flow of the watermay be continued as long as `there ris water within the tank '16. lt should, of course, be understood thatthe valve 36, Vwhile being a reduction Valve will not allo'wthe air fronithe storageztank 41 to repass therethrough ,when thetrain pipe is cut oil". Furthermore, it isintendedthat the neck 33 beprovided with any suitable form of a check valye, not being Vdeemed necessary to beherein disclosed so that although water will be forced into the tank 16 it .will be impossible forthe air compressed therein tocscape through the neck From the foregoing description it willbe seen thatl a-.very simple and eflicient ice water filter haszbeen'provided for railroadtrains which is so formed as to -be 'connected to a single car, while the air therefor has to be taken from the main Aair line of the train. It is, of course, obvious that the pipes as herein disclosed maybe changedlto any desired positions for. it is not nceessaryto have the several tanks retained in their relative positions as herein disclosed, as it is only necessary for the saineto be connected as shown. Therefore, it will'be seen that the ice water iilter'is in position and is assembled so as to eliiciently operate whether the car carrying the saine is connected to a train or not, while the water.may be efliciently cooled before it is dispensed-for use.

lVhat is claimed is: y

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a water-tank, a coolingdrum, a pipe connecting said water-tank and cooling-drum, an air-tank, apipeconnecting said water-tank and .air-tank, a pair of reducing-valves mounted upon said last-mentioned pipe, a storage-tank, and a pipe/connected to said storagetank and connectedto said lastnamed pipe between said reducing`- valves, substantially as shownand described.

In ,testimony whereof .we hereunto afHX our signatures. Y f

-,BENJAivnN r. NIKON. l JoHNsAYELs.

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